What are the different types of network

Kavishankar Panchtilak Thursday, September 02, 2021

Different Types Of Network


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 Types of  Network



Today, when we speak of the kind of network that normally  these three primary types of local area networks, wide area networks and metropolitan area networks were talking about. This classification is actually their size based on. Let us know in this section what are the different types of networks? Local area network, metropolitan area network and wide area network are the three major types of networks.


Types of Network :


1.  Local Area Network

2. Wireless LAN

3. Metropolitan Area Network 

4. Wide Area Network 

5. Wireless Wide Area Network 

6. Virtual Private Network



1.  Local Area Network


As the name suggests, it is a network that works at the local level. So let us know in this section in detail what is Local Area Network? What are its features?


Local Area Network is abbreviated as LAN. It is a computer network that covers local areas such as home, office or building clusters. Depending on the organization and technology, a LAN may be limited to an office with two personal computers and a printer and an Internet connection, or it may extend to the entire company, including several sophisticated peripherals. Today the geographic potential of LAN is up to a few kilometers.


LANs are designed to share resources between personal computers. The resources available on the LAN can be hardware, software and data. It can also be arranged according to the client server architecture. Any large-capacity microcomputer or workstation can be turned into a server where specific software and data can be saved. From this computer, clients can run the software on their computer and access the data.


The bus, ring and star topologies are mostly used in LAN. Currently running LANs are mostly based on Ethernet IEEE 80 running on 10, 100 or 1000 megabits or WiFi technology. Commonly used media in LAN are coaxial cables, twisted wire pair and wireless. 


The main features of LAN 


  • Very high data transfer rate
  • Relatively small geographic range
  • No need for leased telecommunication lines. 
  • A limited number of computers can be connected


2. Wireless LAN


Wireless LAN is quite common today. The technology on which it is based is known as Wi-Fi. Its full form is Wireless Fidelity. The wireless distance traveled over a local area network is measured in feet or meters instead of in miles. 


Therefore, this technology does not directly connect to the ISP as in a wireless WAN (WWAN) or satellite connection. Rather it is used to connect to any other LAN or device through which one can access the Internet. In a cordless WAN, a wireless access point acts as a port less hub or switch. 


Wireless LANs mainly use a wireless access point that connects wireless computers to a wired LAN and thus can access the LAN's resources as well as access the Internet via a router. Can connect with.


To connect to the Internet, a wireless access point connects to a wired LAN like any other device, and then computers with cordless NICs are able to access the LAN. Wireless access point firewalls can be purchased with features such as routers and switches. Wireless access points can be connected to a port on a standard hub or a switch connected to a LAN.


With the mention of cordless LAN, it is natural to come up with the name of hot spots. Hot spots are public cordless LANs (WLANs) available for the purpose of giving you internet access at major airports, entertainment venues, restaurants, etc. Being public, they are also unsafe and there are many types of dangers associated with them.


3. Metropolitan Area Network 


A metropolitan area network is a high-speed network that can carry voice, data and image ages over a distance of 75 km at a speed of 200 megabits per second or more. Depending on the network structure, the transmission speed can be even higher for short distances. A MAN, which may include one or more LANs, as well as other telecommunications equipment such as microwave and satellite relay stations, is smaller than a WAN, But it works at high speed. 


The characteristics of man following are.


  • Covers towns and cities.
  • In this, fiber optics and cables are used as medium.
  • Message routing is fast.

4. Wide Area Network 


A wide area network provides data, e-mail, audio and video information to be transmitted over a large geographical area, such as the whole country, the continent, all over the world. Switched vans and point to point vans are two types of chains. Switched WAN connects end (COD) systems which usually have an internet working connection device (router) that connects to other lanes or WANs. 


A point-to-point WAN is usually a line from a telephone or cable TV provider that connects a home computer or a small LAN to an Internet service provider. The user of this type of WAN is used to provide internet access.


Representing the geographic location of a wide area network, X.25 is an example of a switched WAN that is designed to provide end users. The X.25 is being replaced by the higher speed and more efficient network frame relay. Asynchronous Transfer Mode is an example of a switch WAN. Wireless WAN A Modern Example of WAN


5. Wireless Wide Area Network 

A wide area network is another magic of network technology. Let us know about this new magic, let us try to know what is Wireless Wide Area Network?


A cordless wide area network is a digital network that spans a wide geographical area. Cordless WANs receive and send data to cellular sites and satellites with the help of radio signals that make the network accessible to mobile computer systems. 


Cordless WANs at the switching center are broken up into segments, then connected to specialist public or private networks via telephone or other speed communication links. The Dye then connects to the existing LAN/Chain infrastructure of the organization.


The coverage area for a cordless van (WWAN) is usually measured in miles or kilometers and is therefore susceptible to environmental factors such as weather. A cordless WAN (WWAN) is a fully bidirectional wireless network with data processing speeds as high as 1. megabits per second (MBPS) relative to the cost of most DSL connections.


Cordless WAN systems require an antenna to receive the appropriate radio frequency. Using good routing, the user's data reaches the Internet and then to destination websites and email addresses.


In a cordless WAN (WWAN) system, the signal originates from the centralized transmission unit of the service provider. The company interfaces with the carrier using a dish antenna. This dish antenna is connected to a transceiver device via a coaxial cable. The other end of the transceiver is a port for the CATS ether net cable that connects to a LAN bridge and contains a multi port hub. The hub allows speeds of up to 100MBPS over the LAN


6. Virtual Private Network

Virtual private network is also called VPN for short. VPNs have attracted the attention of many organizations looking to increase their networking capabilities and reduce their costs. VPNs can be found in offices and homes where they allow employees to securely log into their company networks . People who travel frequently consider it to be a convenient means of connecting to the Internet. VPNVPN operates private data communication using telecommunications networks. 


Most VPN installations use the Internet as the public infrastructure and use a variety of specialist protocols to support private communication via the Internet. VPN is also based on the client server architecture like the Internet. 


VPN clients called tunneling to use techniques to organize sessions with the VPN server. The main advantage of VPN is the low cost of this technology. VPN technology is cheaper than its alternative technologies such as traditional leased line or remote access servers.


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My Name is Kavishankar Panchtilak, and I am the writer and founder of "Computers Bio" website. I am a resident of Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh state of India.

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